Secrets. Everyone has them. Big and small. Sometimes revealing secrets heals, and sometimes destroys. Kate Sedgwick's life is by no means ordinary. She survived difficult trials and tragedy, but despite this she remained cheerful and cheerful. (That's why her best friend Gus calls her Optimist). Kate is a strong-willed, funny, smart and musically gifted girl. She never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego for college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks. They are attracted to each other. But they both have reasons to resist it. They both have secrets. Sometimes secrets are revealed. heals, and sometimes destroys.